Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
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1. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
- a wound dressing comprising;
an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate from the wound site,a transparent cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and extending over the entirety of the absorbent layer, the transparent cover layer_comprising an opening; and
an obscuring layer between the absorbent layer and the transparent cover layer that at least partially obscures visualization of the absorbent layer from above the transparent cover layer;
a fluidic connector attached to the wound dressing comprising;
a spacer layer comprising a proximal end, an elongate middle portion, and a distal end;
a transparent top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided over the spacer layer, the transparent top layer defining an upper surface of the fluidic connector;
a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided below the spacer layer, wherein the transparent top layer and the bottom layer are sealed together around a perimeter thereof to enclose the spacer layer and wherein the spacer layer is in contact with the transparent top layer and the bottom layer; and
one or more apertures in the bottom layer beneath the distal end of the spacer layer, wherein a distal end of the bottom layer of the fluidic connector is positioned over the transparent cover layer of the wound dressing with the one or more apertures in the bottom layer being positioned over the opening in the transparent cover layer; and
a portion of absorbent material positioned below the distal end of the spacer layer, wherein the portion of absorbent material is visible around an outer perimeter of the spacer layer of the fluidic connector through the transparent top layer of the fluidic connector and is configured to indicate saturation of the absorbent layer by the wound exudate.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed towards wound dressings comprising a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.
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1. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
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a wound dressing comprising; an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate from the wound site, a transparent cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and extending over the entirety of the absorbent layer, the transparent cover layer_comprising an opening; and an obscuring layer between the absorbent layer and the transparent cover layer that at least partially obscures visualization of the absorbent layer from above the transparent cover layer; a fluidic connector attached to the wound dressing comprising; a spacer layer comprising a proximal end, an elongate middle portion, and a distal end; a transparent top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided over the spacer layer, the transparent top layer defining an upper surface of the fluidic connector; a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided below the spacer layer, wherein the transparent top layer and the bottom layer are sealed together around a perimeter thereof to enclose the spacer layer and wherein the spacer layer is in contact with the transparent top layer and the bottom layer; and one or more apertures in the bottom layer beneath the distal end of the spacer layer, wherein a distal end of the bottom layer of the fluidic connector is positioned over the transparent cover layer of the wound dressing with the one or more apertures in the bottom layer being positioned over the opening in the transparent cover layer; and a portion of absorbent material positioned below the distal end of the spacer layer, wherein the portion of absorbent material is visible around an outer perimeter of the spacer layer of the fluidic connector through the transparent top layer of the fluidic connector and is configured to indicate saturation of the absorbent layer by the wound exudate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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